Description
Book SynopsisIn this age of migration, more and more children are growing up in immigrant or transnational families. The new second generation refers to foreign-born and native-born children of immigrants who have come of age at the turn of the twenty-first century.
Trade Review"A learned overview of the history of immigration to America and of the main theories advanced to explain its pattern of adaptation. An up-to-date and comprehensive coverage of the research literature on immigrants and their children make this book a valuable reference tool."
Alejandro Portes, Princeton University "Zhou and Bankston convincingly argue that today's second generation faces new challenges that make the path to becoming American more variegated than in the past. They also remind us that America is fundamentally changing as the new second generation comes of age."
Jennifer Lee, University of California, Irvine "The future of American society is very much tied to its success in integrating the 'second generation.' Anyone who wants to understand the challenges involved needs to read this vital book."
Richard Alba, The City University of New York "Highly Recomennded"
ChoiceTable of Contents
- Acknowledgement
- 1 Introduction: The New Second Generation Coming of Age
- 2 Immigration: Past and Present Trends
- 3 Assimilation: Classical and Neo-Classical Theories
- 4 Segmented Assimilation
- 5 Social Mobility
- 6 Identity Formation: Ethnicization and Racialization
- 7 Twenty-First Century America: New Destinations, New Experiences, and Future Prospects
- References
